i3 Verticals, Inc. (IIIV)Technology | Software - Infrastructure | Nashville, United States | NasdaqGS
16.28 USD
-0.08
(-0.489%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 16.28 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:31 a.m. EDT
The investment case for i3 Verticals hinges entirely on a massive turnaround story rather than current operational reality. Fundamentally, the company is in distress: it is losing money (-2% profit margins), shrinking earnings (-73% quarterly growth), and carries a crushing debt load ($119M debt vs $2.6M cash) resulting in a precarious current ratio of 0.5. The balance sheet is fragile, and the business is not yet generating the cash flow needed to service its obligations comfortably. However, the market has priced in a complete transformation. The forward P/E of 13.6x implies analysts believe earnings will explode to $1.22 within a year, while the trailing P/E of 57x reflects the current lack of profitability. This divergence suggests the stock is a speculative bet on a successful pivot to recurring revenue, which aligns with the 'strong buy' analyst consensus and the aggressive price targets averaging $25.50. Technically, the stock has been battered, trading well below its 50-day and 200-day averages, yet it recently staged a sharp recovery, closing near the top of its recent range. This resilience hints that smart money sees value in the turnaround potential. The options market confirms this sentiment, with traders positioning heavily for a rally toward the $20-$25 zone, ignoring the fundamental risks for now. This is a high-risk, high-reward situation suitable only for investors who believe the management team can execute a flawless turnaround; for everyone else, the fundamental deterioration makes it a difficult hold. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.064212 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.064771 |
| AutoETS | 0.064771 |
| AutoTheta | 0.064863 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 34% |
| H-stat | 11.29 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.000 |
| Excess Kurtosis | 0.91 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 29.694 |
| Revenue per Share | 12.262 |
| Market Cap | 429,815,264 |
| Trailing P/E | 56.14 |
| Forward P/E | 13.34 |
| Profit Margins | -2.01% |
| Website | https://www.i3verticals.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:31 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly bullish, with open interest concentrated in out-of-the-money calls (98% of call volume) targeting strikes between $20 and $25. Put activity is negligible, suggesting a consensus expectation of continued upside despite the recent price dip. Implied volatility is elevated on longer-dated strikes, indicating anticipation of significant moves by late 2026/early 2027.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | -0.46588314 |
| Address1 | 40 Burton Hills Boulevard |
| Address2 | Suite 415 |
| All Time High | 37.85 |
| All Time Low | 13.01 |
| Ask | 16.38 |
| Ask Size | 1 |
| Audit Risk | 2 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 410,390 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 446,777 |
| Average Volume | 446,777 |
| Average Volume10Days | 410,390 |
| Bid | 16.48 |
| Bid Size | 1 |
| Board Risk | 7 |
| Book Value | 15.451 |
| City | Nashville |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 8 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 16.28 |
| Current Ratio | 0.502 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 16.605 |
| Day Low | 16.21 |
| Debt To Equity | 29.694 |
| Display Name | i3 Verticals |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,786,105,800 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,786,105,800 |
| Earnings Growth | -0.661 |
| Earnings Quarterly Growth | -0.73 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,786,046,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,795,118,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,795,118,400 |
| Ebitda | 23,008,000 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.07852 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 23.008 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 1.807 |
| Enterprise Value | 529,369,504 |
| Eps Current Year | 1.0725 |
| Eps Forward | 1.22 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | 0.29 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 19.6458 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -3.365799 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.1713241 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | -46.588314 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 33.97 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -17.69 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.5207536 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 15.57 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 0.710001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.04560058 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 15.57 - 33.97 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,529,587,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 4,522,777 |
| Forward Eps | 1.22 |
| Forward P E | 13.344262 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 1,202 |
| Fullday Change | -0.0799999 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -0.488997 |
| Fullday Price | 16.28 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.19082001 |
| Gross Profits | 55,916,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.029189998 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 1.25476 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 26,401,429 |
| Industry | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Disp | Software - Infrastructure |
| Industry Key | software-infrastructure |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,759,190,400 |
| Long Business Summary | i3 Verticals, Inc. provides enterprise software and services solutions to public sector entities in the United States and Canada. The company offers digital solutions for dynamic processes to plan, coordinate, evaluate, record, and provide up to date information within court systems; E-Filing and revenue cycle management solutions for courts; solutions for computer aided dispatch, records management, evidence management, jail management, mobile solutions, and livescan; and software solutions for vehicle title and registration, driver's license and permit management, and motor carrier compliance for departments of transportation. It also provides digital customer engagement platform, comprising web, mobile, chat, and voice options; billing and back-office management software solutions and services; solutions for school lunch programs, including meal account management, point of sale, menu planning, nutritional analysis, food inventory and free, and reduced meal applications, as well as school event solutions, such as ticketing and concessions. In addition, the company offers government fund accounting software; digital land records solutions, including AI indexing of information; computer assisted mass appraisal solutions; licensing and permitting solutions that include automation every step of the application, renewal, and payment process; and tax and revenue collection management solutions. i3 Verticals, Inc. was founded in 2012 and is based in Nashville, Tennessee. |
| Long Name | i3 Verticals, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 429,815,264 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_225709389 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -5,898,000 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,790,726,400 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 294,622,879 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 4 |
| Open | 16.39 |
| Operating Cashflow | 13,742,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.010290001 |
| Overall Risk | 6 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 1.24 |
| Phone | 615 465 4487 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 16.28 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,947,804 |
| Previous Close | 16.36 |
| Price Eps Current Year | 15.179488 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.0536535 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 1.4668212 |
| Profit Margins | -0.020130001 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.371 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.0799999 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -0.488997 |
| Regular Market Day High | 16.605 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 16.21 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 16.21 - 16.605 |
| Regular Market Open | 16.39 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 16.36 |
| Regular Market Price | 16.28 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 382,801 |
| Revenue Growth | 0.022 |
| Revenue Per Share | 12.262 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 4 |
| Shares Outstanding | 18,019,748 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.1865 |
| Shares Short | 3,359,997 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 3,291,059 |
| Short Name | i3 Verticals, Inc. |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.5475 |
| Short Ratio | 7.83 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | TN |
| Symbol | IIIV |
| Target High Price | 30.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 25.5 |
| Target Median Price | 26.0 |
| Total Cash | 2,647,000 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 0.147 |
| Total Debt | 118,872,000 |
| Total Revenue | 293,024,992 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | 0.29 |
| Trailing P E | 56.137936 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 22.13635 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -5.85635 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.26455805 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 382,801 |
| Website | https://www.i3verticals.com |
| Zip | 37,215 |